Pregame Notes: Rangers at Philadelphia

Metropolitan Division Semi-finals: Game 4

Pregame Notes: Rangers at PhiladelphiaThe Rangers will face off against the Philadelphia Flyers tonight, Apr. 25, at Wells Fargo Center (7:00 p.m. ET \u2014 TV: MSG Network; Radio: ESPN 98.7), in Game 4 of their Metropolitan Division Semifinals matchup. The Rangers lead the best-of-seven series, two games to one, following their 4-1 victory in Game 3 at Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday. New York enters tonight\'s contest with a 215-234-8 record all-time in 457 playoff contests (121-90-2 at home; 94-144-6 on the road).

NEW YORK RANGERS at PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

Friday, Apr. 25, 7:00 p.m. ET

Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA

Rangers: 2-1

Flyers: 1-2

TONIGHT'S GAME
The Rangers will face off against the Philadelphia Flyers tonight, Apr. 25, at Wells Fargo Center (7:00 p.m. ET — TV: MSG Network; Radio: ESPN 98.7), in Game 4 of their Metropolitan Division Semifinals matchup. The Rangers lead the best-of-seven series, two games to one, following their 4-1 victory in Game 3 at Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday. New York enters tonight's contest with a 215-234-8 record all-time in 457 playoff contests (121-90-2 at home; 94-144-6 on the road).

The Rangers entered the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs as the second seed in the Metropolitan Division, having posted a 45-31-6 record (20-17-4 at home; 25-14-2 on the road) for 96 points. The Blueshirts are one of four teams, along with Detroit, Pittsburgh, and San Jose, to make the playoffs in eight of the last nine years.

ALL-TIME PLAYOFF RECORDS - RANGERS vs. FLYERS
The Rangers and Flyers are meeting in the playoffs for the 11th time, and the first time since the 1997 Eastern Conference Finals. The Rangers have posted a 4-6 playoff series record against Philadelphia, and following Game 3 of this series, are 22-28 in 50 playoff contests against the Flyers. The Blueshirts have faced the Flyers in the first round of the playoffs on five occasions, and have a 3-2 playoff series record in those matchups. The Rangers defeated the Flyers in Game 1 of a playoff series for the fourth time in franchise history. New York is 2-1 in the three previous playoff series in which they won the series opener against Philadelphia.

RANGERS vs. FLYERS

All-Time: 121-111-37-7 overall (64-47-23-4 at home; 57-64-14-3 on the road)

2013-14: New York was 2-2-0 overall (2-0-0 at home; 0-2-0 on the road). Derick Brassard tied for the series lead with two goals, while Brad Richards tallied three points (one goal, two assists) and led all skaters with 18 shots on goal. The Rangers allowed two goals or fewer in three of the four contests, including one goal in each of the two games at MSG. Henrik Lundqvist posted a 2-1-0 record with a 2.03 GAA and a .940 SV%.

New York has allowed two goals or fewer in 15 of the last 19 overall contests against the Flyers

Martin St. Louis has a six-game playoff point streak against the Flyers (two goals, seven assists over the span)

New York was 20-17-4 at home during the regular season; Philadelphia was 18-16-7 on the road

New York lists one former Flyer on its roster: Daniel Carcillo (2008-09 - 2010-11)

Philadelphia lists one former Ranger on its roster: Adam Hall (2006-07)

Penalty Killing: The Rangers were 5-5 (7:19) in Game 3 at Philadelphia. The Blueshirts rank 11th in the NHL overall during the playoffs (7-9, 77.8%). New York ranked third in the NHL overall (198-232, 85.3%), and third on the road (109-127, 85.8%) during the regular season. The Rangers were 4-7 (6:27) in three-on-five situations (last – 3/7 at CAR), and 8-10 (8:06) when three-on-four (last – 3/24 vs. PHX). The Rangers were tied for third in the NHL in shorthanded goals with 10: 10/7 at LAK (McDonagh); 12/27 at WSH (Hagelin); 1/19 vs. WSH (Callahan); 3/5 vs. TOR (McDonagh); 3/5 vs. TOR (D. Moore); 3/7 at CAR (McDonagh); 3/30 at EDM (Nash); 3/30 at EDM (Zuccarello); 4/1 at VAN (St. Louis).

FLYING HIGH
The Rangers have won 15 of their last 20 regular season and playoff games against the Flyers, dating back to Mar. 6, 2011. New York has allowed two goals or fewer in 16 of the 20 games and has tallied at least four goals in 10 of the 20 contests.

THREE'S COMPANY
Following their victory on Tuesday, the Rangers have won six of the last seven Game 3s they have played, dating back to the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals in 2011 vs. Washington.

DYNAMIC DUO
Brad Richards and Martin St. Louis combined for five points (one goal, four assists) in Game 1 against Philadelphia. Richards and St. Louis have tallied 11 and nine points, respectively, in eight career playoff games against the Flyers (seven in the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals and Game 1 on Thursday). In Game 1, St. Louis assisted on a Richards goal for the first time in a playoff game since Apr. 16, 2007 - Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals - vs. New Jersey, when the two were teammates with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

HOME ICE
The Rangers have home-ice advantage in a playoff series for the fourth time in the last three seasons, and the first time since the Eastern Conference Finals in 2012 vs. New Jersey. Following their win on Thursday, the Blueshirts are 10-4 in their last 14 Game 1s at MSG. New York has won seven of the last eight playoff series in which they have had home-ice advantage.

KING HENRIK
Henrik Lundqvist established two franchise records during the 2013-14 season, becoming the Rangers' all-time wins leader with his 302nd career victory on Mar. 18 at Ottawa, and the team's all-time shutouts leader with his 50th career shutout on Mar. 22 at New Jersey. The Rangers goaltender also became the first goalie to win at least 30 games in eight of his first nine NHL seasons. Last season, Lundqvist moved into second place on the Rangers' all-time playoff appearances and wins list in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on May 23, 2013 vs. Boston. Lundqvist has started a franchise-record, 69 consecutive playoff games, dating back to Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on Apr. 26, 2006 vs. New Jersey.

MOVING ON UP
Dan Girardi played in his 67th career playoff game on Tuesday, passing Murray Murdoch for sole possession of 11th place on the Rangers' all-time playoff games played list. Girardi is one game away from moving into the top 10 on the all-time list.

ROAD WARRIORS
The Rangers posted a 25-14-2 record on the road this season, including a 23-8-2 record in their final 33 road contests. The Blueshirts established a franchise record for road wins in one season with their 25th of the year on Apr. 1 at Vancouver. The Rangers are the only team to win at least 24 road games in three of the last four seasons. The Blueshirts led the Eastern Conference in road wins, and were only one of three teams to record at least 25 road wins this season. The Rangers posted two separate six-game road winning streaks this season for the first time in franchise history. The Blueshirts' 52 road points this season rank second in franchise history (2011-12 – 53).

SHUTTING THE DOOR
The Rangers ranked first in the NHL in and established a single-season franchise record for games in which they allowed one or fewer goals (31). New York posted a 28-2-1 record when allowing one goal or fewer. The Blueshirts also allowed two goals or fewer in 49 games this season. New York ranked fourth in the NHL in goals against per game this season (2.32).